Whose post-pandemic century?

Asian countries managed Covid-19 far better than the West. But it remains to be seen whether 2020 marked the beginning of a new 'Asian Century'

By Bill Emmott

Afghanistan is on the brink

Violence is on the rise again in Afghanistan. Amid inevitable troop withdrawals, the question of dialogue with the Taliban shifts from 'if' to 'how'

By Magdalena Kirchner

Let him back on Twitter

Donald Trump's ban from Twitter is wrong. A few tech corporations should not get to decide who can express their opinions

By Nikolaos Gavalakis

What is Labour's strategy in Scotland?

Brexit has led to a surge in support for Scottish independence. But Labour leader Keir Starmer rejects another referendum

By Anthony Salamone

How to electrify African transport

Transport investments will be crucial in determining whether Africa follows an equitable, zero-carbon development path

By Mohamed Hegazy

Global vaccination

Nothing is as political as the Covid-19 vaccination. Dispatches from Moscow, London and Warsaw

By Peer Teschendorf and Christos Katsioulis and Ernst Hillebrand

‘Prosperity and decency need to go hand in hand’

Being humane should not become a competitive disadvantage. SPD co-leader Norbert Walter-Borjans on global justice

The far right told us what it had planned. We didn’t listen

The Capitol riots weren't Trumpism’s 'last gasp', but a performance of a long-held fantasy. And most perpetrators walked away to fight another day

By Seyward Darby

Closing the representation gap

Centre-left parties have become too bourgeois. The ensuing representation gap lies at the heart of democratic dissatisfaction

By Sheri Berman